Service Engagement

Service activities are experiential learning opportunities with the intended purpose of contributing skills and resources to serve others. Service is an unpaid, non-punitive, intentional activity(ies) to benefit a community need.

Through the Service Experience, students will demonstrate the ability to:

• Articulate the essential practices of responsible citizenship.
• Observe and analyze community needs.

Minimum Criteria

To meet the criteria of the Service Engagement Area, students are expected to successfully complete the following activity:

1. Complete and document at least 200 hours of community service in the University ServScript Program (both on the paper form and online in your myFSU portal). 
   • Service hours must be documented in the University ServScript Program by the last day of the semester (or the Friday of final exam week by 11:59PM Eastern Time) in which the service is completed.
   • Students must complete and document their 200 hours of service PRIOR to submitting their Garnet and Gold Scholar Society Service Engagement Area Reflection
   • Questions on what is considered service? Qualifying Service
   • Questions on how to log your hours? How to record service hours

Service Reflection Evaluation Rubric